Oculus Rift with DCS World Discussion

[Frusheen]

Can someone who has used the development kit version one of the Rift Please Say if it is able to be used with DCS or no, and is the newer version much better or about the same?

The reason I ask is there is one for sale on Trade Me and it is buy now 180 dollars. Should I get it or forget it?

 

Not worth it for dcs.

[kuabi]

Can someone who has used the development kit version one of the Rift Please Say if it is able to be used with DCS or no, and is the newer version much better or about the same?

The reason I ask is there is one for sale on Trade Me and it is buy now 180 dollars. Should I get it or forget it?

 

The DK2 would be worth buying and that price would be a bargain but a DK1 would be a waste of money.

[dogbite]

Since there are some that don't find the CV1 up to the task, I would suspect you would be unhappy with the DK2 in DCS. I personally bought the CV1 without having experienced VR and before most reviews were out. The one advantage of CV1 being delayed was that it gave me a lot of time to cancel. The reviews by DCS pilots and Elite and IRacing kept me from hitting the cancel button.

I have been flying since Sublogic invented Flightsim. When Flight Unlimited came about, I got my first taste of "ground closure" For me, DCS is the closest you can get to real flight on a home computer and in the CV1 it is awesome and the best we've got. For my part, I can no longer fly on my 147" HD display.

If you are in the US, you may be able to get a demo. If not read and watch as many reviews as you can to aid in your decision. many of the posts and videos by DCS pilots convinced me that this was worth it. I am not sorry in the least.

[DerekSpeare]

Sublogic! Wow...that's a time warp...remember when they announced in ~90-91 that they planned to do an Air Force UPT sim? It never came, obviously. I had their ATP sim and it was really good back then.

 

First Gen VR is on the threshold of image quality. While it's still rubbish compared to 4k screens (it's "acceptable"), the immersion is mind blowing.

[dogbite]

Guess our age is showing. LOL

[Dinga]

Frushen, aujudge,Kuabi,Dogbite,DerekSpeare,

Thankyou guys for your valuable insight.

Saved me 180 smackers.

[dogbite]

Glad you found it helpful.

Just want to offer kudos to the members of this forum. I try to contribute to many forums in an intelligent and meaningful way and I must say this is by far the most civilized and helpful group I have been privileged to be involved with. I too, have found much insight here. Goes to the higher intellect of those that play simulators as opposed to Donkey Kong games I suppose. My thanks as well

Edited July 25, 2016 by dogbite
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[Dinga]

Oculus Rift DK2 + Leap Motion

I found this one for sale on Trade 650 NZ dollars buy now .Is it the latest one?Should I buy it?

This is so exciting.

The leap motion looks like something I probably won't be using in DCS

[hansangb]

Dinga,

LeapMotion doensn't work in DCS. And it's not *that* accurate. Nor is it very expensive. DK2 is pretty old now. For just a little more, you can get the CV1.

 

So latest Rift is CV1.

 

You should keep an eye on this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=168141

 

An open source version of Rift. See what the feedback is like and it's in your price range and it may work just fine with DCS. Again, check the thread to see what the initial reports are like. From looking at the specs, it's probably better than DK2.

[Dinga]

Cheers Mate,

 

Nearly bought that Dk2 but if its not CV1 its not the latest.

 

More doe ray me saved

 

Thanks Hansangb.

[DerekSpeare]

DK2 should be 200 bucks; the prices people want are just stupid. Pay the money and get a CV1. Leap is useless unless you want the novelty of it. Doesn't work in DCS and Leap tech has a long way to go before people adopt it - if they ever do.

[SkateZilla]

DK2 should be less than that, You can build a better unit for $200

[Dinga]

DerekSpeare and SkateZilla,

Thanks guys ,yes they are a bit more expensive down under.

[azl]

DK2 should be 200 bucks; the prices people want are just stupid. Pay the money and get a CV1. Leap is useless unless you want the novelty of it. Doesn't work in DCS and Leap tech has a long way to go before people adopt it - if they ever do.

 

I rarely participate in this board, but wanted to take a minute to thank and congratulate you for saying so many completely accurate things with so few words.

[adrianstealth]

can we get rid of the labels that appear with out having to switch off each time?

 

I've not loaded DCS up since i saw these

 

incredibly stupid idea

[whitav8]

Just edit them out entirely with the Labels.lua in the Config\View directory.I think you could start with them off by setting things like AirOn = false

[Paveway333]

Hi guys! Just got the CV1 yesterday.

Im having what seems to be a problem with the lenses.

If I look straight trough them it's like a big smudge, but when i look trough them at the most upper part of the lense/or sometimes really low its really clear and sharp, like looking at a normal monitor (not able to wear the rift at this position). Seems like it has degraded since yesterday, not even possible for me to read the text in F-5 (Load/Lock - No Film) witch is located under the HUD, and even a fairly big text.

 

Tried Running pixel density at 1.5 and 2.0, even in the oculus debugger..

I know about godrays etc, but this looks just like smudge.

i7 4790k, Gtx 980, SSD. Settings both textures to High, rest to low or off.

[dogbite]

I assume you know the headset tilts up and down and there is an IPD slider under the right side to adjust the sweet spot. The Oculus setup has an IPD setup routine, I also assume you have tried to clean them with the supplied lens cloth. If so, it may require opening a ticket with Oculus.

Edited July 30, 2016 by dogbite
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[dogbite]

Disregard my last post. There is indeed a problem with the last patch to DCS 2 as my Huey controls are half smudged. Mi8 has same issue. Controls I can read by leaning in in 1.5 don't improve in version 2. DCS 1.5 is OK

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[digitaljjd]

Hello all. I had the DK2 and finally took the plunge on a CV1. I'm about to jump into setting this all up again after being away from DCS for sometime. I have three quick questions. One, is there any guide or quick set-up sticky somewhere? Two, how do I output the rift or "mirror" it to my monitor for others outside the rift to see what's going on? And finally three, I think I used 70% isopropyl alcohol diluted 4:1 on my DK2 but was going to try 12:1 on my CV1 (closer to lens wipe strength? I believe)=(2.5ml 70% isopropyl alcohol with 30ml of distilled water or 1/2 TEAspoon to 2 TABLEspoons). Yes I saw the no fluid cleaning warning stickers. To make everyone cringe a little more, I used bounty paper towels. :lol: Damp, not over saturated very gently and had zero scratches on my DK2 I dried them with an also slight damp paper towel. I realize we can't remove these lenses but my facial grease is strong with the force. I don't think the microfiber will cut it. It may be a $630 mistake but we will all see if it comes down to that or not when the time comes. Thanks for any advise like don't use isopropyl alcohol on acrylic. :doh:

[adrianstealth]

Move headset down your face more than you'd think

 

I find the sweet spot is in the upper half of the optics

[Johnny Dioxin]

Disregard my last post. There is indeed a problem with the last patch to DCS 2 as my Huey controls are half smudged. Mi8 has same issue. Controls I can read by leaning in in 1.5 don't improve in version 2. DCS 1.5 is OK

 

I just posted about this in the Gazelle forum. Pretty bad in 2 - pretty much illegible, but fine in 1.5

[dogbite]

Move headset down your face more than you'd think

 

I find the sweet spot is in the upper half of the optics

 

It is not him, It is todays DCS 2 patch. I have the same problem after the download.

[dogbite]

Hello all. I had the DK2 and finally took the plunge on a CV1. I'm about to jump into setting this all up again after being away from DCS for sometime. I have three quick questions. One, is there any guide or quick set-up sticky somewhere? Two, how do I output the rift or "mirror" it to my monitor for others outside the rift to see what's going on? And finally three, I think I used 70% isopropyl alcohol diluted 4:1 on my DK2 but was going to try 12:1 on my CV1 (closer to lens wipe strength? I believe)=(2.5ml 70% isopropyl alcohol with 30ml of distilled water or 1/2 TEAspoon to 2 TABLEspoons). Yes I saw the no fluid cleaning warning stickers. To make everyone cringe a little more, I used bounty paper towels. :lol: Damp, not over saturated very gently and had zero scratches on my DK2 I dried them with an also slight damp paper towel. I realize we can't remove these lenses but my facial grease is strong with the force. I don't think the microfiber will cut it. It may be a $630 mistake but we will all see if it comes down to that or not when the time comes. Thanks for any advise like don't use isopropyl alcohol on acrylic. :doh:

 

Install oculus Home. Run the setup. Your monitor will show the game while in the Rift (you may need to hit alt+enter for monitor to go full screen. Don't use alchohol you will damage the plastic lenses. Don't use paper towel you will scratch the lenses. Oculus has cleaning instructions. Enable allow unknown sources in Oculus Home settings/general. Your done

Edited July 31, 2016 by dogbite
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[Gman109]

I found it interesting that HTC's instructions for cleaning the Vive include using liquid/alcohol based cleaning fluids used for glasses/TVs, yet Oculus' instructions are VERY clear about using absolutely NO liquids, and only microfiber cloths. I'm sure I've read that the lenses for both are made out of much the same materials, so what's the deal here? I've erred on the side of caution with both, however would like to know why there is such a difference in the manuals of both units regarding lens cleaning.